Around 3,400 tonnes of tyres were dumped in landfill in 2019, the latest year with data recorded, according to government figures revealed to LegCo today. That represents 285,000 car tyres or 155,000 […]
SECOND CHEUNG CHAU E-BIKE ARREST IN WEEKS, RIDER FACES FIVE CHARGES
Police today arrested an e-bike rider in Cheung Chau, the second such arrest in the last few weeks. A 31-year-old Cheung Chau resident was arrested for careless driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, […]
TAXPAYERS TO FORK OUT $1.9BN FOR 16 DIESEL FERRIES UNDER “GREEN” SUBSIDY SCHEME
Three-quarters of the new ferries to be funded under the government’s “green” vessel replacement scheme are diesel, according to tender documents seen by Transit Jam. Taxpayers are funding the HK$2.5 billion total […]
“HONG KONG IS A SMALL PLACE”: INNOVATION CHIEF DUBIOUS ON E-MOBILITY AFTER 5-YR-PLAN TALK
Innovations in e-mobility from the mainland and overseas may not apply to Hong Kong, according to the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, speaking after a delegation from Beijing presented a seminar on the […]
UBER BUYS LOCAL STARTUP HKTAXI, “DRIVING ADOPTION OF E-HAILING”
Local taxi app HKTaxi has been acquired by Uber in a deal that Uber said was “driving the adoption of e-hailing in the city”. HKTaxi, founded by Kay Lui and Maff Wong […]
POLICE THREATEN LAMMA COMMUTERS WITH PROSECUTION OVER BICYCLE PARKING
Police have posted warning notices on Yung Shue Wan pier, Lamma Island, threatening not only to remove bicycles left on the railings but also to prosecute owners under the Summary Offences act. […]
FREE TRAM RIDES FOR A WEEK TO CELEBRATE OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS
Hong Kong Tramways will offer the city free tram rides for a week to celebrate the success of Team Hong Kong at the Olympics, managing director Cyril Aubin revealed in a speech […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOVT BACKTRACKS ON “CAR FREE” LANTAU TOMORROW, SAYS “CAR FREE ZONES” INSTEAD
The Development Bureau (DevB) has walked back a senior official’s remarks that Lantau Tomorrow Vision could be “car free”, suggesting instead there would be the possibility of “car-free or less car zones” […]
GOOGLE’S “BAD DIRECTIONS” SEND CARS ILLEGALLY THROUGH MUI WO VILLAGES
Google has now removed prohibited Mui Wo roads from its driving directions after a Transit Jam investigation found the service was sending car drivers on illegal shortcuts through villages. After searching for […]
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT COMMITTEES IMMOBILISED BY DC EXODUS, POLICE SAY NO PROBLEM
The majority of district council transport committees are now stuck in limbo without a chairperson, a Transit Jam investigation has found, with only five of 18 district councils having a functioning Traffic […]